# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S197
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PARISH EDUCATION ; 197

with mission and stewardship messages are available
epartment of Stewardship, Missionary Education and

1ed effort to reach the unchurched in the community
year-round attention. The observance of Rally Day,
“Mission Sunday, and frequent contact with a Sunday
respect list is a minimum program of evangelism for the
school. Churches are asked to consider the special ad-
of the Home Department for extending the outreach of
day school.
and more Sunday schools are holding weekly or biweekly
gs, although far too many still report no lesson-prepa-
neetings whatever. The quality of our Sunday schools
amore on the quality of teachers and their teaching than
other factor. A special report by the Sunday School
“Training Committee indicates the opportunities for in-
training. Congregations are asked to be aware of the careful
demanded for pastors and day school teachers, and they
arned against lack of standards and training for Sunday
achers. District Boards of Education and Visitors will do
phasize the importance of weekly or at least biweekly
eetings as minimum training for the non-professional
the church and the study of at least one teacher-training
each year for every parish staff.
$s connection must be mentioned the danger of using im-
high school students for work in the Sunday school. Con-
s are urged to select mature and qualified men and women,
ly more men, for the important work of sowing the seed
ord into the fertile minds and hearts of the children
ch.
Ghildren’s Hymnal is due to appear in the fall of 1953.
ittée consisting of A. C. Mueller, Allan H. Jahsmann,
ammer, and Harry Bernthal has been meeting almost
‘several years. It has carefully considered selections
tions from the field and submitted its work to both the
arish Education and Synod’s Committee on Hymnology
cs for review and guidance.
ESunday school office has continued to co-operate with the
dio-Visual Aids in the preparation of filmstrips and
es for use in our Sunday schools and with Concordia
House in the production of such other materials as
tuides, Teaching Pictures, Sunday school papers, and
leaders and teachers. A recent book which deserves to
y every Sunday school superintendent is The Sunday
eader’s Handbook, by Adolph H. Kramer.